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Skater saves youngster from flying board

Professional skater Steve Ball showed amazing reflexes to catch a flying skateboard and prevent a potentially deadly blow to a young boy during a ramp session at a US skatepark.

Ball was among a posse of riders hitting the halfpipe at the Charm City Skatepark, in Baltimore, Maryland, when a run by fellow pro Rodney Jones almost ended in disaster.

Standing at the top of the ramp as Jones put on a show, Ball was called into action when his contemporary mistimed his landing after an air move and sent his skateboard hurtling up the ramp towards onlookers.

And while its unclear from the trajectory of the board whether it would have hit anyone, Ball reacted with lightning speed to pluck it out of the air and potentially save a youngster standing beside him from suffering a nasty blow.

The footage was shot and posted in 2014, but has only recently gone viral with over 250,000 new views.